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'I'm a hypocrite and ashamed of my actions'

'I'm a hypocrite and ashamed of my actions'

An MP caught breaking lockdown rules by meeting her new partner after criticising others for not social distancing says she is "so, so sorry".

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Man wielding samurai sword outside pub jailed

Man wielding samurai sword outside pub jailed

A man has been jailed after he wielded a samurai sword outside a high street pub following a confrontation with customers.

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Clothing spaces at Kent M&S stores to reopen

Clothing spaces at Kent M&S stores to reopen

Bosses at M&S have announced stores will fully reopen clothing sections in Kent later this month.

Man found unconscious in school field dies

Man found unconscious in school field dies

A man found in a school field after suffering a serious head injury has died in hospital.

Harlequins academy player and friends team up for 100km ride

Harlequins academy player and friends team up for 100km ride

A group of talented sporting youngsters are planning to cycle around the Kent coastline in support of the NHS.

Homes plan for old animal waste plant faces legal challenge

Homes plan for old animal waste plant faces legal challenge

A legal challenge has halted a planned housing development on the site of a former animal waste plant which dealt with cattle infected with BSE.

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Police officer bitten while dealing with fight

Police officer bitten while dealing with fight

A fight at a railway station ended with a man being hit with a bottle and an officer being bitten.

Labour MP apologises for breaching lockdown restrictions

Labour MP apologises for breaching lockdown restrictions

Kent MP Rosie Duffield has been forced to apologise after reportedly breaching lockdown restrictions with her new partner.

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Councillor's apology for video call gaffe

Councillor's apology for video call gaffe

The frustration of a councillor troubled by technical difficulties got the better of him during a meeting streamed live to the public on YouTube.

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Rallycross back on track at Lydden Hill

Rallycross back on track at Lydden Hill

Lydden Hill racetrack near Canterbury is set to host racing action at the end of August but whether fans can watch remains uncertain.

Council blasts Extinction Rebellion's car park graffiti stunt

Council blasts Extinction Rebellion's car park graffiti stunt

Environmental protesters have spray-painted bikes on a council's parking spaces as it as it demands its workers cycle more.

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Why Apache helicopters keep flying low over Kent

Why Apache helicopters keep flying low over Kent

Army chiefs have explained why its aircraft have been seen in the county's skies on multiple occasions this week.

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Councillors refuse to take pay cut for cancelled meetings

Councillors refuse to take pay cut for cancelled meetings

Those in charge of committees at a cash-strapped council will continue to be paid - despite the fact the meetings have been scrapped.

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New club president has revolutionary ideas

New club president has revolutionary ideas

Ali Kingston has been elected as Canterbury Golf Club’s first female president and chairman.

Pensioner seconds from tragedy as bikes crash on bend

Pensioner seconds from tragedy as bikes crash on bend

A villager says he is lucky to have escaped serious injury after a motorbike crashed into his bin moments after he put it out for collection.

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Cathedral bell to toll for NHS for final time

Cathedral bell to toll for NHS for final time

Amid calls for tonight's Clap for Carers to be the last, bosses have said Canterbury Cathedral's bell will toll for the final time.

Cathedral warns of impending job cuts

Cathedral warns of impending job cuts

Canterbury Cathedral has warned staff it will have to make job cuts in a bid to alleviate substantial financial threats it is currently facing.

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Relief as 'missing' girl, 4, found asleep in hiding place

Relief as 'missing' girl, 4, found asleep in hiding place

Police joined a search for a four-year-old girl reported missing - before she was found safe and well asleep in a hiding place.

Topless stranger attacks man, 89, in garden

Topless stranger attacks man, 89, in garden

A shocked pensioner has been left worried about contracting Covid-19 after a half-naked man tried to wrestle shears from his hands.

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Forensics at bungalow after school field discovery

Forensics at bungalow after school field discovery

Police forensics were among a large number of officers called to a bungalow after a man was found unconscious in a school field.

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